Football - Wolfsburg parts company with coach Felix Magath

Wolfsburg and coach Felix Magath have parted ways following the club’s abysmal start to the Bundesliga season. The club said yesterday in a statement that Magath “offered to be relieved of his duties because he did not want the club to be adversely affected.” Former reserve team coach Lorenz-Guenther Koestner will take over for the second time as interim coach. Magath’s position came under scrutiny after four league losses in a row and seven without a win left the club at the bottom of the standings after eight games. The 59-yearold Magath was in his second stint in charge of Wolfsburg after leading the club to the 2009 title.